Kim Rudd on Natural Resources

Kim RuddLiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources

Madam Speaker, the decision that we took on the Trans Mountain project was based on facts, evidence, and was in the national interest.

We have listened to thousands of Canadians who have told us that we have a responsibility to get our resources to market, to take action to protect the environment, and to create good-paying jobs.

The approval of Trans Mountain will create 15,000 good, middle-class jobs for Canadians. The project is subject to 157 legally binding conditions to protect the environment and to ensure that the project moves forward in the safest, most environmentally favourable manner possible.